The annual salary statistics of industrial engineers in Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, Pennsylvania is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of industrial engineers in Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $61,190 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $75,360 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $86,780 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $105,290 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $131,190 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for industrial engineers in Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, Pennsylvania in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $131,190. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $86,780. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $61,190.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of industrial engineers from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $86,780 | 8.26% | 0.65% |
| 2021 | $79,610 | -3.06% | - |
| 2020 | $82,050 | 5.27% | - |
| 2019 | $77,730 | -5.63% | - |
| 2018 | $82,110 | -8.18% | - |
| 2017 | $88,830 | 8.04% | - |
| 2016 | $81,690 | 3.87% | - |
| 2015 | $78,530 | 2.02% | - |
| 2014 | $76,940 | -9.34% | - |
| 2013 | $84,130 | -2.48% | - |
| 2012 | $86,220 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $86,780 in Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton is in the middle of salary range for industrial engineers in state of Pennsylvania. In comparison, the annual salary of industrial engineers in Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton is 8.9 percent (8.9%) lower than that in the highest paying Philadelphia and 20.6 percent (20.6%) higher than that in the lowest paying East Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area.